Arthur Lowe — Actor (16)

Movie

Sweet William (1980)
Sweet William WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Dulce William
William is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naïve Ann, but she nearly as quickly begins to comprehend that her new beau is anything but a one-woman man. In addition to his two ex-wives, with whom he remains remarkably close, William exhibits a disturbing attraction for nearly any female who crosses his path -- Ann's friends among them.

TV

Bless Me Father (1978)
Bless Me Father WikiData IMDb TMDB
Bless Me Father is a British sitcom starring Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, Gabrielle Daye, Patrick McAlinney, David Ryall, Derek Francis and Sheila Keith. It was aired on ITV from 1978 until 1981 and described the adventures of an Irish Catholic priest, Father Charles Duddleswell and his young curate in the fictional parish of St. Jude's in suburban London. 21 episodes, written by Peter De Rosa, were aired. De Rosa wrote the books on which the series was based using the pseudonym of Neil Boyd which was also the name of the young curate character; Boyd also served as the narrator in the series of novels upon which the series was based. It was made for the ITV network by London Weekend Television. The series was set in 1950 and 1951 and marked a departure from the middle class 'bank manager' roles associated with Lowe such as that in Dad's Army. The other regular characters included Mrs Pring, the housekeeper, the hard-drinking Dr Daley, the non-religious neighbour Billy Buzzle, and abbess Reverend Mother Stephen.

Movie

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
other title: Sherlock Holmes oder Der sonderbare Fall vom Ende der Zivilisation / L'étrange affaire de la fin de la civilisation que nous connaissons …
John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes. Also stars Arthur Lowe as the "bionic" grandson of Dr. Watson, Stratford Johns as the Commissioner of Police, and Connie Booth as Mrs. Hudson.

Movie

The White Bus (1967)
The White Bus Douban
other title: 白色巴士 / Red, White and Zero
An impassive young girl is taken from her suicidal London life, back to her home in North England on a bizarre bus trip. Seen through the poetic eye of the camera, this is a commentary of doomed British morbidity. In HD.

Movie

The Lady Vanishes (1980)
The Lady Vanishes Douban
other title: 迷离列车 / 傻妹大闹列车 …
1938年8月的一天,赶往伦敦结婚的美国人凯莉小姐;生活杂志社的摄影记者康德先生;给一名德国将军做过保姆,现今辞职回老家的芙瑞夫人;前往伦敦看国际板球比赛的查特兹和考特先生;以及一副学者派头的哈里兹医生在巴伐利亚一个叫多萨的小站上,登上了开往巴塞尔的列车。 上车后,凯莉小姐和芙瑞夫人有幸和自称是德国男爵夫人的一行坐在同一个包厢。列车开出不久,奇怪的事情就发生了。当凯莉小憩一会儿后再次睁开眼睛时,发现坐在对面的芙瑞夫人竟然不见了。在问遍包括男爵夫人在内的、列车上所有的人并得到根本就没有见过芙瑞这样一个人的结果后,凯莉觉得这其中一定有鬼。 列车经过一个小站时,哈里兹医生下车将一个面部紧缠纱带的病人抬上了自己的包厢。就在凯莉为找不到芙瑞显得有些急躁而让其他人误认为凯莉是酒后神情恍惚时,车窗外一张从前面飘过来的商标图案让康德意识到凯莉所说的一切都是真的。和康德一起继续寻找芙瑞的过程中,负责给哈里兹医生看护病人的修女脚上穿的一双高跟鞋引起了凯莉对哈里兹和被纱带蒙面的病人的疑虑。而此时,当凯莉和康德喝下哈里兹下过迷药的红酒后,哈里兹承认了病人就是芙瑞的事实。 原来,哈里兹是一个顽固的纳粹分子,而芙瑞此行回伦敦带着一个关乎国家存亡的重大秘密。经过一场生死攸关、惊心动魄的较量后,凯莉和康德救下了芙瑞,并将德国纳粹包围的列车成功地开到了中立国瑞士的领土。等共坠爱河的凯莉和康德赶到伦敦政府转达芙瑞临下车前交代的秘密口信时,让她们意想不到的是,在伦敦政府的办公大楼里又见到了在列车上曾神秘失踪的芙瑞夫人。 精彩视点: 该片是1979年由英国GB公司出品的一部影片。本片导演安东尼·佩吉曾获得纽约影评人协会颁发的最佳导演奖。男主角埃里奥特·吉尔德1971在因主演《风流医生俏护士》获得了英国学院奖最佳男演员奖。后来又在影片《魔鬼陷阱》、《诺亚奇遇记》等片中有不错的表现。

Movie

Dad's Army (1972)
Dad's Army Douban
other title: 老爸上战场
第二次世界大战的战火在英国燃烧。在远离战场的海滨小镇,银行经理梅因沃林的生活没有因为战争而出现紊乱。清晨,梅因沃林戴着礼帽、衣着整齐、拄着拐杖、提着公文包,神情庄重而绅士,打着招呼,走向银行。梅因沃林身为经理,且又年过花甲,但对自己和工作人员十分严格,助手威尔逊因换一枚变质的鸡蛋迟到一分钟,梅因沃林都要不留情面地予以批评。 银行准时开门营业。银行对面的肉店老板琼斯跑过来告诉梅因沃林一个重大消息:广播正在播报新闻,军方正在招募地方志愿军,协助正规军负责地方防御,凡是18至65岁的男人都可以到本地警察局报名。梅因沃林年轻时在海军做过一年中士,如今国家有难,岂能英雄迟暮。 梅因沃林顾不了银行的工作,拔腿就往警察局赶。此时的警察局已经被一帮老头拥得水泄不通,梅因沃林费尽全身力气挤进去也报不上名。看着一帮热情高涨的老头和混乱不堪的场面,梅因沃林振臂高呼:想当志愿军的跟我走!跟着梅因沃林走,一帮老头来到教堂,在牧师的办公室排队登记。 梅因沃林率领的老人志愿军组建完成。在百发苍苍颤颤微微的队伍前,梅因沃林做组建动员:形势很明朗,纳粹德国已经摆好架势,随时准备渡过海峡,侵略我们的家园。我们身为地方志愿军,没有枪支武器,赤手空拳,但我们有智慧和创造力!请相信!纳粹德国在我们的智慧和创造力面前休想得逞! 年轻时有过参战经验的老人志愿军的智慧和创造力不可小看。在梅因沃林的启发下,老人们开动脑筋,琼斯拆掉家里浴缸,“研制开发”了反潜作战装置;迈克维尔用架子搭起公路设滑车……尽管个个老态龙钟憨态可掬,但英勇无畏精神可嘉。尤其是在敦克尔刻的消息传来时,更加鼓舞了梅因沃林的斗志,在军方都束手无策时,成功瓦解了三名德军间谍的偷袭,赢得全镇的尊重和爱戴。

TV

Dad's Army (1968)
Dad's Army Douban
David Croft / Harold Snoad / Bob Spiers actor: Arthur Lowe / John Le Mesurier …
Popular BBC comedy series set in the fictional south coast seaside town of Walmington-On-Sea during World War 2. Alternating moments of gentle character comedy with broad slapstick, it recounts the misadventures of the local voluntary defence force (or 'Home Guard') consisting of men too old or 'unfit' for military service. They are led by the pompous Mainwaring, manager of the local bank, and consist of the suave, mild-mannered Sergeant Wilson , Lance-Corporal Jones, the town's butcher and an old soldier prone to hysteria, cockney spiv Walker, dour Scots undertaker Frazer, gentle, elderly and incontinent Godfrey and dim-witted mummy's boy, Pike, whose mother is 'friendly' with Wilson. They are based in the Church hall where there is much friction between Mainwaring, the effeminate Vicar, his creeping Verger and ARP Warden Hodges (the grocer) who calls Mainwaring 'Napoleon' and strongly dislikes him. The 80 episodes (the last 68 made in colour) have been frequently repeated, many are available on video and there was a 1971 Cinema version. A British institution, familiar to most people throughout the country.